How Europeans view and evaluate democracy

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This text answers two fundamental questions for European advanced democracies: how Europeans view democracy (or how democracy should be) and how Europeans evaluate democracy (or how European democracies work in practice).

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Full title :How Europeans view and evaluate democracy / Mónica Ferrín and Hanspeter Kriesi.

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Publication Date:2016.
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

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This edition previously issued in print: 2016.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource : : illustrations (black and white)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780191821141, 0191821144, 9780191079528, 0191079529
oclc:ocn951230186
LC Classification:D2024
Dewey Decimal:321.8094

Cover; How Europeans View and Evaluate Democracy; Copyright; Preface; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; 1: Introduction: Democracy-the European Verdict; Introduction; What democracy? From the liberal model to more extended views of democracy; Liberal Democracy; Two Visions Going beyond the Basic Model of Liberal Democracy; Hierarchies and Trade-offs; Citizens ́views and evaluations of democracy: re-composing legitimacy; Views, evaluations, and legitimacy of democracy: new measures to answer old and new questions.

Explaining views, evaluations, and legitimacy of democracyOverview of the volume; 2: Constructing the Questionnaire: The Challenges of Measuring Attitudes toward Democracy across Europe; Introduction; Focusing on importance for democracy; Deciding whether to administer importance and evaluation items ``pairwise ́́or ``listwise;́́ Abstract concepts and interpretations of ``democracy;́́ Cultural equivalence and translation; Ensuring variation in response to consensual items; Social desirability; Forced choice questions (dichotomous ``trade-offs)́́; Conclusion.

Part I: Views of Democracy in Europe3: Europeans ́Views of Democracy: The Core Elem…

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democracy Democracy -- Europe Democracy -- Public opinion Democracy -- Public opinion. -- Europe Europe Europe -- Politics and government Europe -- Politique et gouvernement Political Science -- General Politics and government